Indian Epics

One of the articles I read was How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk. Something I always struggle with is giving someone constructive criticism without offending them. Because of this I end up sugar coating things and not giving useful feedback. An important step is to explain to the receiver you're reasons for feedback. Make it clear that it is for their benefit. You should also make the person feel as if you're equals and both have something to learn. It's better to be transparent and direct rather to risk someone misunderstanding or feeling manipulated. The other article I read spoke of the problems with giving praise and how to properly give praise. The author used American Idol as an example of this. Contestants always awaited Simon's vote, considering it to carry the most weight. Despite his harsh criticism, his thoughts were the ones that mattered the most. We must focus on praising an effort not the person. If we use vague terms like "amazing...

One of the articles about feedback that stood out to me was the one about Neil Gaiman's advice on the creative life. He spoke about how it is okay to make mistakes and actually beneficial in a way. If we're making mistakes this means that we're taking risks and growing. By putting ourselves out there and doing things that might make us uncomfortable we're opening ourselves up to new possibilities. I'm always fear the possibility of making mistakes, both in school and in work, so reading this article opened me up to the idea that mistakes are part of the learning process. In the article Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback  by Tim Herrera, the author speaks of how negative feedback can lead to opportunity and how we can become better at receiving it. I struggle with taking negative feedback in a job and one of my biggest fears working at my internship this summer was being criticized on something I did wrong. I'm also bad at giving negative feedback b...